Newsman and "Rocky III" and "Scarface" actor dies

LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles television news anchor in the 1960s and 1970s who also appeared in movies such as "Rocky III" has died. Mario Machado was 78.

His daughter, Michelle, said Machado died Saturday from complications of pneumonia at a Los Angeles convalescent facility.

KCBS-TV said Machado was of Chinese and Portuguese descent and was LA's first Asian-American newscaster. Over his long career, he was a newsman, producer, TV show host and soccer commentator. He also played a newsman in movies, including "Scarface."